ThrowEdNurse

ThrowEdNurse BSN, RN

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  1. add your funny TRIAGE complaints from pts

    ThrowEdNurse replied to er nursing's topic in Emergency

    A group of about 6 women came in to be tested for STD because the child of one of them had cold sores (herpes) and "We all been keeping him and that's contagious." Ummm, what exactly do you with the...

  2. Your least favorite patient.

    ThrowEdNurse replied to errn7's topic in Emergency

    Yes, please don't tell me that you hate needles as I have never had a pt who said, "yeah! a needle! I love shots!" You are wasting my time. You have exactly 3 seconds to drop your pants as this is 3rd...

  3. Feeling unappreciated?

    ThrowEdNurse replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    At our hospital we have a tendency to add "Have a nice day" after you sort of put someone in their place. I guess it makes us feel like we've been polite. Now it has gotten to the point where...

  4. Feeling unappreciated?

    ThrowEdNurse replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    Good to know something I did today helped someone and was

  5. You know your a Louisiana nurse when...

    ThrowEdNurse replied to MissERN's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    When almost every time you ask a pt why they don't have a PCP or why they have been non-compliants with their meds, the answer is usually related to Hurricane Katrina. Thank God for Gustav, maybe...

  6. Feeling unappreciated?

    ThrowEdNurse replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    Some people operate under the misunderstanding that we are customer service employees and not health care providers. There's a difference between approaching us in a hospital and a cashier at the...

  7. Sentinal Events

    ThrowEdNurse posted a topic in Emergency

    We had a dreaded "sentinal event" in our ED. Major hospital in a poor community, multiple boarded pts "holding" in the ED, administration that's oblivious, the usual. Anyway, an older woman presents...

  8. Sentinal Events

    ThrowEdNurse replied to ThrowEdNurse's topic in Emergency

    What really sucks is today, another 7 holds boarding in our ED. Did no one learn anything? This issue is so far reaching, it's definitely out of the hands of the immediate caregivers in the ED. And...

  9. Your least favorite patient.

    ThrowEdNurse replied to errn7's topic in Emergency

    definitely the high drama mamas with abd pain. they fall out, screaming for 2 hours, "lord jesus help me, lord jesus help me." stick fingers down their throats, roll around on the floor, act as if...

  10. Help! I Want To Transfer To The Er!

    ThrowEdNurse replied to deeh's topic in Emergency

    Please know that ED nurses are constantly abused in a multitude of ways on a daily basis. You need 2 things to survive:1)thick skin 2)smart *ss